Who do you Trust the most?

So I arrived at Elim Church Huddersfield expecting the usual good worship and challenging sermon, only to find that this evening was going to be different. Yes there would be some worship but then we were to be sent out into the market square to witness to passers by.

How refreshing is that!

We were to use use a questionnaire called 'Who do You Trust the Most?' to start off our conversations with people and invite them to a service on this subject the following week. For some, this was their first experience of public witnessing in this way.

Conversation with Chris and his two friends

There were three students sat outside McDonalds and I felt that the Holy Spirit was guiding me to them. They were most willing to fill in the questionnaire and treated me with some respect. One of the questions was about who we trust the most. Whilst to Chris politicians were the least trustable, he thought that he himself was amogst those he trusted the most:-

Neil: What makes you think that you can trust yourself.

Chris: Well I'm a good person.

From this point our conversation turned to the subject of heaven. He thought that God was real and if there was a heaven, he would surely deserve a place there.

Neil: Chris you describe yourself as a good person, but have you ever sinned?

Chris: I don't believe I have.

Neil: OK let's take the ten commandments, one of them commands us not to tell a lie - have you ever told a lie? Even a small one?

Chris: Well yes I have occasionally lied.

Neil: Ok so you have broken one of the Ten Commandments. Another tells us not to steel - have you ever stolen anything - and bear in mind that you have already admitted that you are a lier (smile on my face).

Chris: Well yes there has been a couple of things that I have stolen.

Neil: Oh dear not doing too well here are you? - you have admitted to being a liar and a theif. Have you ever committed adultery?

Chris: No!

Neil: Are you aware that Jesus said that if you even look at a woman lustfully you are committing adultery - have you ever looked at a woman lustfully?

Chris: (Smiling) Well yes of course I have.

Neil: So let's get this straight, you are a liar, a thief, an adulterer - have you ever used God's name as a swear word?

Chris: (Sheepishly) well yes.

Neil: And now you are admitting that you are a blasphemer! Chris you told me you were a good person! (smile)

Are you aware that the Bible says that 'all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God?' - it goes on to say that 'the wages of sin is death' - ie separation from God. The good news is that God has made a way back to him throught the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible says 'For God so loved the world (including you!) that he gave his only son that whoever believes (and trusts) in him shall not die but have eternal life.'

Now Chris did not say that he trusts and believes in Jesus for eternal life, but he was excited about the fact that there is a service that will allow him to find out more and he and his two friends agreed to come next Sunday. In fact so excited wre they that they bumped into two other friends and told them about the discussion. They asked for a leaflet for directions to the church.

What about you: Who do you trust the most? Can you be certian without a shadow of doubt that if you died tonight you would be in heaven?






Comments

Dawg said…
"Yes there would be some worship but then we were to be sent out into the market square to witness to passers by."

Wow..that is awesome...I would love to walk into my church one morning and the pastor say, "Were going to sing a few worship songs and then everyone is going into town to witness."

How cool would that be......well, 98% of the church would just go home.....but it would still be cool!

Praying for Chris!!

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